Dr. Jennifer Penrose interviews Jeff Lynch, a patient of Penrose Physical Therapy, and discusses his journey with the Penrose Physical Therapy Team.  Jeff has been to Penrose for separate issues: scoliosis, rotator cuff & labrum tear, and foot reconstruction. In this episode, Jeff explains how he was skeptical that physical therapy would help as he had “tried therapy” elsewhere and it wasn’t very effective. To his surprise, all of his questions were welcomed during the one-on-one time he had with his provider. He was given clarity as they discussed the communication of the plan, what was wrong, and what he could do about it. Jeff now sleeps without pain, plays keyboard without pain, walks with a normal pattern, and has returned to the gym successfully. 

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Interview with Patient Jeff Lynch: Back to Sleeping Without Pain, Playing Keyboard, and Lifting Weights at the Gym!

Achilles tendonitis is the 2nd most common walking and running injury. Tendons take a long time to heal. Listen to this episode to learn causes, risks, and cures to this pesky diagnosis. Visit www.penrosept.com for more information and to purchase her book, “Run Forever: The Secrets to Common Running and Walking Injuries” filled with pictures of exercises and more tips. 

Achilles Tendonitis: Causes, Risk Factors and Cures!

Lisa Ellis went professional in the mixed martial arts and even fought in the UFC! Dr. Penrose and Lisa Ellis discuss Parkinson’s and how this progressive neurological disease of the brain affects coordination, balance, walking, posture, and more. Brain health in recent years has shown a significant correlation with inflammation, so diet is more important than ever. The best thing someone can do to fight back Parkinson’s is exercise, sleep, and nutrition. Rock Steady Boxing has had some amazing results and is a perfect “fight back” attitude, regardless of where the person is at in their abilities. 

Rock Steady Boxing & Parkinson’s! Interview with Lisa Ellis

Links: Website: www.penrosept.com Also for weight loss: www.drpenroseweightloss.com  Founder & Host of “Stay Healthy South Sound Podcast” Blog: https://penrosept.com/blog/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/PenrosePhysicalTherapy/ Instagram: @therapypenrose Twitter: @Penrosetherapy Book:  Run Forever: The Secrets to Common Walking & Running Injuries by Jennifer Penrose, DPT 

All about solving low back pain!

Dr. Penrose describes the 8-week wellness and weight loss program while interviewing a client that went through the program. We had over 20 people in the 8-week program from Jan - Feb 2021 with fantastic results. The program is science-based and focuses on low glycemic impact eating and eating lean proteins and non-starchy carbohydrates. Cathy, who went through the program, also noticed less inflammation, better skin, more energy, and improved mood by sticking with the program. The program included weekly zoom coaching calls, a private Facebook group for all the members, exercise routines designed by Dr. Penrose, and are full-body programs including flexibility, core, leg, and arm strengthening at various levels. Please visit www.drpenroseweightloss.com to take the weight loss survey, find recipes, watch educational videos on metabolism, reading labels and so much more!

Penrose Physical Therapy Coaching Wellness & Weight Loss! Interview with a client regarding her experience in our 8 week program

Dr. Penrose outlines the causes of knee pain, the anatomy of the knee, and the different mechanical factors that affect knee pain. Knee pain is affected by your foot type and your lower leg alignment as well as your hip strength. The way you walk or run also plays a role in your knee pain. You need to have the entire leg looked at to fully address the knee pain so you can get rid of the knee pain and continue to be as active as possible.

Understanding Knee Pain (What causes it and how to eliminate it)

Dr. Penrose interviews a patient that went through back pain and sciatica at Penrose Physical Therapy. Rosemarie tells her journey of how she suffered for several months before realizing physical therapy was an option. She even says “I thought physical therapy was for when you break your arm.” Instead, she now promotes physical therapy as a first line intervention if you are in pain or limited in your capacity. She went from disabled and unable to drive to back to full function at the age of 79.

Back pain and Sciatica Through the Experience of a Patient.

This is an episode where Megan Dahlman interviews Dr. Jennifer Penrose on the “Strong Mammas Podcast” on: Common mom injuries: plantar fasciitis, kneecap and it band pain, and more lower body injuries Do your knees hurt a lot? Or maybe you have foot pain, like Plantar Fasciitis? Or maybe it’s IT Band syndrome...that horrible stabbing on the outside of your knee? Momma, you do NOT need to suffer through this stuff! So often, we tend to minimize our own aches and pains, half-heartedly saying “we’ll take care of it someday”. But listen, it’s time that you become an ACTIVE PARTICIPANT in your healing process! In this new series, I’m chatting with various physical therapists and looking into the most common injuries that we face as moms. Today, I have the opportunity to interview Jennifer Penrose, a Doctor of Physical Therapy that literally wrote the book on common running injuries...everything from foot, ankle, shin, knee and hip pain.

Common Injuries: Plantar Fasciitis, Kneecap and IT Band Pain, and More Lower Body Injuries!

In this episode, Dr. Penrose discusses the complexities involved with weight loss.

How to jumpstart your metabolism & the science behind weight loss…. And keeping it off! By Dr. Jennifer Penrose

Dr. Penrose interviews Dr. Griffith on Naturopathy and how choosing a Naturopathic Physician as a primary care provider, or as a second opinion, can really help you with your overall health.

Interview with Dr. Thomas Griffith, ND. “How does a Naturopathic Physician fit into your Healthcare and what services do they provide?”

Dr. Penrose highlights the LATEST research regarding osteoporosis.

Osteoporosis: What you need to know for bone nutrients, testing, updates, and which exercises are best!

Dr. Penrose and Dr. Cordis discuss COVID-19, protests/racial injustices, kids learning remotely are all factors creating more stress for everyone! It starts with mental health and what you choose to focus on. Chronic stress causes the brain to release signals to the endocrine system that cause cortisol levels to stay high which decreases our immune system. We discuss practical strategies for stress management and how important it is to schedule de-stress times in your day. Simple practical tiny habits make all the difference over time. Managing your stress and keeping your cortisol levels down will decrease your risk for diseases and viruses. We also discuss nutrition and things that are found to help with your immune system during this time. We are not claiming to prevent COVID 19 with these strategies, but we are trying to help give you all the things you can do that will help you stay as healthy as possible and give you control over many areas when everyone feels they have very little control these days.

Interview with Dr. Cordis: What can you do to manage your stress and boost your immune system!

Dr. Penrose discusses that there are 3 main reasons people are having an increase in knee pain while staying home more due to COVID-19.. Some people are becoming too sedentary causing weakness and stiffness leading to pain of various kinds. Another group has decided this is a great time to take up more running from home and more walking and has created an overuse injury. Another group has knee pain due to starting a new work out routine and didn’t realize their body structure of their knees, hips, and feet place them at risk for injuries doing certain movements. Dr. Penrose discussed how she has helped each category and gives you ways to test your own movement and body structure at home to provide practical tips to use now. She highlights some patient stories to tell you how knee pain is treated differently from person to person and how slow motion gait analysis is so important in solving knee pain with walking and running.

The Top 3 Reasons Knee Pain Is On The Rise During COVID

Dr. Penrose highlights 3 patient stories that discovered Telehealth was surprisingly convenient, effective, and delivered the outcome that each patient was seeking! Most payors are paying for Telehealth through the end of 2020. We are hoping it stays an option even longer to help people in situations that are remote, or travel or have kids at home use Telehealth. COVID 19 has taken many freedoms away from us and has caused various kinds of stress: emotional, mental, physical, and spiritual. We aren’t able to connect with people or experience things as we were intended. Physical Therapy is supposed to be in person! However, almost every patient we have seen “virtually” has found it to be helpful and effective! The 3 patients stories we highlighted all would’ve preferred in person therapy but afterwards found telehealth to be very effective.

The Surprises I Learned Delivering Telehealth During COVID

Dr. Penrose released her new book in March 2020. On the podcast she outlines the book and how it was developed as a practical way to help people with knee pain, back pain, achilles, hip and more. Dr. Penrose tells 2 patient stories to highlight what physical therapist’s do in order to fix your “medical diagnosis.” For example she tells a story of Amy diagnosed with “peroneal tendonitis” from her doctor. Amy went to 3 other providers for treatment: acupuncture, podiatry/orthotics, and a physical therapist that did exercises and deep tissue massage. None of the interventions “fixed the problem.” Amy could only walk 6 min before burning lower leg pain. Once a slow motion video analysis was done at Penrose PT we could see she had a foot type that stayed on the outer border too long and overworked those outer leg muscles causing the peroneal tendonitis. No amount of massage or exercise was going to fix this biomechanical issue. She needed a specific kind of orthotic that would help even out the forces as her foot struck the ground. She needed a device that would help her to use the inside arch and foot more and take load off the outer part of her leg that was getting peroneal tendonitis. You see a medical diagnosis such as “tendonitis” or “bursitis” or “piriformis syndrome” or “IT band syndrome” does not tell you ALL the causes of the pain. AND the causes can be multifactorial which is why you need a physical therapist that is good at analyzing structure and movement.

Dr. Penrose’s new book: “Run Forever! Secrets to common running and walking injuries”

On the Stay Healthy South Sound Podcast, we provide tips on staying healthy and expose common myths about health and aging so you can enjoy a healthier and active life in the amazing South Sound. This podcast is brought to you by Dr. Jennifer Penrose owner of Penrose & Associates Physical Therapy.

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